Opinions about my greatsword build?

[Azkeden]

So, this is my build:

Weapon: Lightbreak Blade (With steadfast+4 and Tenderizer+2)

Head: Glavenus Helm α+ (With vitality 1)

Chest: Rathalos Mail β+ (With Resistor/Expert 4)

Hands: Damascus Vambraces β+(With Expert 4 and Vitality 1)

Legs: Odogaron Coil β+ (With Friendship/Expert 4 and Vitality 1)

Boots: Glavenus Greaves β+ (With Satied/Expert 4)

Charm: Attack Charm III

I end up with 863 defense and the next skills: Critical Eye 7, Handicraft 5, Attack Boost 3, Health boost 3, Weakness Exploit 3, Stun Resistance 2, Focus 2, Blight Resistance 1, Wide Range 1 and Free Meal 1.

I just got the Lightbreak Blade from the raging Brachydios (Was using Dharma), and my MR is 49 currently, I still have to kill Yian Garuga, Furious Rajang, Ruiner Nergigante, Safi... So I just wanted to know your opinions about my current build, if I should improve/change something right now, and if you recomended me any armor (other than fatalis lol, I know its meta but there is still a long way)

Hope someone answers :)

[mewlynx]

Handicraft is completely useless on Lightbreak. Considering your armor choices are all centered around obtaining that, you need to like completely redo your build lol.

[Azkeden]

Originally posted by maelynx:

Handicraft is completely useless on Lightbreak. Considering your armor choices are all centered around obtaining that, you need to like completely redo your build lol.

Yeah, I will get teostra3 and raging brachy 2 parts I guess

[Walrus-Sama]

Focus 3 is worth getting on GS if you can fit it. The difference between Focus 2 and 3 is small, but you can feel it, and it can be the difference between hitting or missing a TCS.

[tag545]

i would replace the attack skill with something like agitator. the attack skill was barely worth having back in high rank and now in iceborne its at the bottom of the list for damage skills, only really worth getting for the 5 affinity and the other builds like sticky bowgun. (weapon stats go up the less valuable a few points of raw becomes vs multiplicative skills like affinity and speed).
agitator is a good alternative especially if you have the raging brach set bonus.

[Azkeden]

Is Blast Attack worth to go for? I guess not since GS has so little elemental dmg but idk

[mewlynx]

Originally posted by Azkeden:

Is Blast Attack worth to go for? I guess not since GS has so little elemental dmg but idk

Not worth at all.

[Azkeden]

Originally posted by maelynx:

Originally posted by Azkeden:

Is Blast Attack worth to go for? I guess not since GS has so little elemental dmg but idk

Not worth at all.

suposed that, thanks hahaha

[Teflon]

MR 800, 1200 hunts with GS. Skills you need are Focus, WEX (weakness Exploit), Crit boost, and 100% affinity achieved through a variety of ways. You are on the right track with Master's Touch brachy, which was the meta for GS up until Fatalis came along.

[Teflon]

All of those skills should ideally be at level 3. WEX is incredibly important because if you are hitting a tenderized weakpoint that grants a whopping 50% affinity. That combined with Agitator secret from brachy means that you need very little crit eye or natural weapon affinity to hit 100%. Crit boost also boosts your dmg from critical hits by 40%. My flow of gameplay is constantly wallbanging to keep agitated, along with focusing tenderized parts. Glider mantle + is also great for mounting monsters with GS, you clutch on, let go and will glide. One maybe two hits usually breaks mount threshold.

[Dagný]

Originally posted by Azkeden:

Originally posted by maelynx:

Handicraft is completely useless on Lightbreak. Considering your armor choices are all centered around obtaining that, you need to like completely redo your build lol.

Yeah, I will get teostra3 and raging brachy 2 parts I guess

zzzzzzzzz

[Zelph]

Honestly, you probably don't need masters touch for greatsword. It doesn't generally burn through sharpness quickly. You can get away without it without really having any issues.